Decathlon

Decathlon is a major French sporting goods chain offering excellent quality at reasonable prices. Established near Lille in 1976, it expanded into Germany in 1986 and the UK in 1999. Today Decathlon sells sporting goods in more than 350 stores and employs more than 40,000 people in 24 countries.

Decathlon Italia

Decathlon Italia, present in Italy since 1993, consists of 48 stores and two logistics centres and employs over 4,000 people. Presently, Decathlon Italia is a market leader in Italy, offering a successful range of sporting goods.

Pre-existing situation & UTCFS’s role

In light of the high standards of today’s security, Decathlon Italia sought to upgrade their outdated CD intrusion systems. Decathlon Italia needed a simple, flexible intrusion system to protect its business, its clients and its employees. UTCFS offered a solution that perfectly met their needs.

UTCFS’s solution

UTCFS recommended that Decathlon Italia used its ATS intrusion panel, which presents a simplified way of managing different security applications. The ATS panel has the additional benefit of being easily managed by dedicated software. Switching from CD to ATS intrusion control panels was a delicate transition but the Decathlon security department and UTCFS cooperated closely to foresee challenges and resolve any issues as they arose. Currently, UTCFS’s solution is installed in 40 Decathlon stores, has 30 to 40 intrusion detectors per store and is managed by ATS control panels.